MuckRock actually sued the Agency with the help of Kel McClanahan of National Security Counselors. …. Thanks to the combined (but uncoordinated) efforts of myself and MuckRock, these files will soon be available.

Michael Best estimates CREST might be online by February 2017. Not before the Election Day alas.

What is CREST?

I’m a CREST addict, myself

CREST is the search tool the agency uses to search the unclassified material in its possession. A poorly kept secret, CREST has been publicly available for many years, but only on four terminals in one location: the National Archives II facility in College Park, Maryland, USA.

MuckRock actually sued the Agency with the help of Kel McClanahan of National Security Counselors. The Agency said it would take 28 years to process the files. After some more legal pressure from Mr. McClanahan, the Agency reduced their estimate to six years. This was still too long, … Thanks to the combined (but uncoordinated) efforts of myself and MuckRock, these files will soon be available.

“Can’t imagine a more meticulous take down of the CIA’s decades-long subterfuge surrounding the assassination.”

Jefferson Morley’s new ebook, CIA and JFK: The Secret Assassination Files, available on Amazon, provides the fullest account of the role of CIA operations officers in the events leading to the death of JFK, with a guide to what will be declassified in October 2017.